{"id":4855,"date":"2020-04-08T11:06:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T11:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/india\/?p=4855"},"modified":"2020-04-08T11:06:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T11:06:57","slug":"together-let-us-build-a-clean-green-and-equitable-community-in-response-to-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/india\/en\/story\/4855\/together-let-us-build-a-clean-green-and-equitable-community-in-response-to-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Together let us build a clean, green and equitable community in response to COVID-19 pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Food nutrition, clean air, housing, sanitation and water are prerequisites to robust public health<\/em><\/p>\n\n

As the world including\nIndia witnesses an unprecedented crisis due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we\nexpress our solidarity and gratitude to those on the frontline – the healthcare\nworkforce, sanitation and waste workers, journalists, law enforcement agencies,\nsmall vendors, farmers, volunteers and others working round the clock to serve\nthe communities.<\/p>\n\n

We are deeply\nconcerned about the countless daily wage earners- street vendors, cleaners,\ncooks, porters, drivers, construction workers, domestic workers and others\naffected in the unorganised sector. Although economic relief packages have been\nannounced by the government, it is our collective responsibility to ensure\nevery citizens\u2019 right to social security. It is equally important for\nauthorities to ensure that the fear and panic surrounding COVID-19 does not\nmanifest into the stigmatization of infected individuals.<\/p>\n\n

While the country\nstruggles through hardships due to the national lockdown, our donors,\nsupporters, volunteers and staff stand together to bolster India\u2019s fight\nagainst COVID-19, to the best of our abilities. As one of the initiatives,\nGreenpeace India will be working to enlist the support of small &\nmarginalised farmers or people practicing sustainable farming to help the daily\nwage earners who are in need of dry rations or vegetables. We encourage\nindividuals and groups to be part of this initiative in any way possible and to\nreach out to us supporter.services.in@greenpeace.org<\/a> to join the force. <\/p>\n\n

The dramatic nature of\nthe COVID-19 pandemic has forced humanity as a collective to change its\nbehaviour in a short span of time like never before in living memory. While\nit’s discomforting for us, it also reflects upon us the possibilities of a\nfuture where community, compassion, and human relationships are valued. <\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace India holds firm to the fact that food nutrition, clean air, housing, sanitation and water are prerequisites to robust public health. <\/strong>Time demands that governments invest in a sustainable future which prioritises public good as a driving force. Last but not the least, the virus does not have a nationality nor does it have an agenda or a political affiliation, it exists to spread. The pandemic curve can only be flattened by community cooperation. The best of humanity is tested in the times of adversity and together we can build a resilient community to deal with such eventualities. Let us join the chorus of togetherness and strengthen our relationship in the fight against COVID-19. <\/p>\n\n

(Binu Jacob is incoming Executive Director at Greenpeace India )<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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